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2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division5th Atlantic
Conference12th Eastern
2001–02 record28–41–8–5
Home record16–20–4–1
Road record12–21–4–4
Goals for198
Goals against249
Team information
General managerCraig Patrick
CoachIvan Hlinka (Oct.)
Rick Kehoe (Oct.–Apr.)
CaptainMario Lemieux
Alternate captainsAlexei Kovalev (Nov.–Apr.)
Martin Straka
Darius Kasparaitis
ArenaMellon Arena
Average attendance15,649
Minor league affiliate(s)Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsAlexei Kovalev (32)
AssistsAlexei Kovalev (44)
PointsAlexei Kovalev (76)
Penalty minutesKrzysztof Oliwa (150)
Plus/minusRobert Lang (+9)
WinsJohan Hedberg (25)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.75)

The 2001–02 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 35th year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Penguins finished the year with a sub-.500 points percentage and failed to qualify for the playoffs, both for the first time since 1989–90. This was the Penguins' last season with the "RoboPenguin" logo introduced during the 1992–93 Pittsburgh Penguins season. The Penguins reverted to using their original skating penguin logo afterwards.

Off-season

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On July 11, 2001, the Penguins shipped star right winger Jaromir Jagr, along with journeyman defenseman Frantisek Kucera, off to play for the Washington Capitals. In return, the Penguins received Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and future considerations. The New York Rangers also made an offer for Jagr, consisting of Kim Johnsson and Mike York. The Rangers maintain that Patrick traded Jagr to the Capitals because he was angry with their general manager, Glen Sather.[1] The trade still ranks as the fifth-worst trade in team history.[2]

Regular season

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After an 0–4 start, head coach Ivan Hlinka was relieved of his duties and replaced by Rick Kehoe.[3]

Final standings

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Atlantic Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
2 5 New York Islanders 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
3 6 New Jersey Devils 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
4 11 New York Rangers 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
5 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston Bruins NE 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 Y- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 27 10 3 234 192 97
3 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 35 26 16 5 217 217 91
4 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
5 X- New York Islanders AT 82 42 28 8 4 239 220 96
6 X- New Jersey Devils AT 82 41 28 9 4 205 187 95
7 X- Ottawa Senators NE 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
8 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
8.5
9 Washington Capitals SE 82 36 33 11 2 228 240 85
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82
11 New York Rangers AT 82 36 38 4 4 227 258 80
12 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 28 41 8 5 198 249 69
13 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 27 40 11 4 178 219 69
14 Florida Panthers SE 82 22 44 10 6 180 250 60
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 19 47 11 5 187 288 54

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 4–6–1–1 (home: 2–3–1–0 ; road: 2–3–0–1), 10 Points
# Oct Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
1 3 Colorado Avalanche 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 0–1–0–0 0 Recap
2 6 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,411) 0–2–0–0 0 Recap
3 10 New York Islanders 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,038) 0–3–0–0 0 Recap
4 14 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena (15,815) 0–4–0–0 0 Recap
5 16 Ottawa Senators 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,907) 1–4–0–0 2 Recap
6 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–3 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre (15,521) 2–4–0–0 4 Recap
7 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT St. Louis Blues Savvis Center (18,854) 2–4–0–1 5 Recap
8 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (13,281) 3–4–0–1 7 Recap
9 24 Dallas Stars 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 4–4–0–1 9 Recap
10 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,166) 4–5–0–1 9 Recap
11 28 Florida Panthers 2–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,449) 4–5–1–1 10 Recap
12 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,365) 4–6–1–1 10 Recap
November: 6–4–1–2 (home: 5–1–1–0 ; road: 1–3–1–1), 15 Points
# Nov Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
13 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,763) 5–6–1–1 12 Recap
14 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 6–6–1–1 14 Recap
15 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (15,938) 6–6–2–1 15 Recap
16 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Florida Panthers National Car Rental Center (16,164) 6–7–2–1 15 Recap
17 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Ice Palace Arena (18,812) 6–7–2–2 16 Recap
18 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena (12,480) 7–7–2–2 18 Recap
19 14 New York Islanders 3–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,466) 7–7–3–2 19 Recap
20 17 New York Rangers 0–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,027) 8–7–3–2 21 Recap
21 21 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,980) 8–8–3–2 21 Recap
22 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 Nashville Predators Gaylord Entertainment Center (16,717) 8–9–3–2 21 Recap
23 24 Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 9–9–3–2 23 Recap
24 27 New Jersey Devils 0–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,410) 10–9–3–2 25 Recap
25 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–0 San Jose Sharks Compaq Center (17,496) 10–10–3–2 25 Recap
December: 4–7–0–2 (home: 2–5–0–0 ; road: 2–2–2–0), 10 Points
# Dec Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
26 1 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes America West Arena (14,109) 10–11–3–2 25 Recap
27 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Toronto Maple Leafs Air Canada Centre (19,271) 11–11–3–2 27 Recap
28 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–4 Boston Bruins FleetCenter (14,125) 12–11–3–2 29 Recap
29 8 Atlanta Thrashers 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,917) 13–11–3–2 31 Recap
30 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–2 Washington Capitals MCI Center (18,672) 13–11–4–2 32 Recap
31 12 Boston Bruins 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,397) 13–12–4–2 32 Recap
32 14 Minnesota Wild 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,378) 13–13–4–2 32 Recap
33 16 Carolina Hurricanes 7–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,226) 13–14–4–2 32 Recap
34 19 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 13–15–4–2 32 Recap
35 21 Washington Capitals 3–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 14–15–4–2 34 Recap
36 22 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–4 Washington Capitals MCI Center (18,672) 14–15–5–2 35 Recap
37 26 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 New Jersey Devils Continental Airlines Arena (19,040) 14–16–5–2 35 Recap
38 29 Ottawa Senators 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 14–17–5–2 35 Recap
January: 8–6–1–0 (home: 4–3–0–0 ; road: 4–3–0–1), 17 Points
# Jan Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
39 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (16,234) 14–18–5–2 35 Recap
40 5 New York Rangers 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,305) 15–18–5–2 37 Recap
41 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 Chicago Blackhawks United Center (16,537) 15–19–5–2 37 Recap
42 8 Boston Bruins 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,897) 15–20–5–2 37 Recap
43 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–2 Buffalo Sabres HSBC Arena (16,151) 16–20–5–2 39 Recap
44 12 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 16–21–5–2 39 Recap
45 15 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Vancouver Canucks General Motors Place (18,422) 16–22–5–2 39 Recap
46 17 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–6 Calgary Flames Pengrowth Saddledome (15,437) 17–22–5–2 41 Recap
47 19 Pittsburgh Penguins 0–1 Edmonton Oilers Skyreach Centre (16,839) 18–22–5–2 43 Recap
48 21 Philadelphia Flyers 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 19–22–5–2 45 Recap
49 23 Tampa Bay Lightning 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,127) 20–22–5–2 47 Recap
50 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–5 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (16,234) 21–22–5–2 49 Recap
51 26 Atlanta Thrashers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,021) 22–22–5–2 51 Recap
52 29 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,634) 22–22–5–3 52 Recap
53 30 San Jose Sharks 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,152) 22–23–5–3 52 Recap
February: 1–4–1–1 (home: 0–1–0–1 ; road: 1–3–1–0), 4 Points
# Feb Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
54 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–3 Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (18,730) 22–23–6–3 53 Recap
55 7 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–0 Montreal Canadiens Molson Centre (21,191) 22–24–6–3 53 Recap
56 9 New Jersey Devils 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,021) 22–24–6–4 54 Recap
57 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) 22–25–6–4 54 Recap
58 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Ottawa Senators Corel Centre (17,332) 22–26–6–4 54 Recap
59 27 Los Angeles Kings 5–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,134) 22–27–6–4 54 Recap
60 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 OT Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena (18,136) 23–27–6–4 56 Recap
March: 5–7–1–1 (home: 3–5–1–0 ; road: 2–2–0–1), 12 Points
# Mar Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
61 2 Detroit Red Wings 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 23–28–6–4 56 Recap
62 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum (13,277) 24–28–6–4 58 Recap
63 5 Florida Panthers 5–6 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,652) 25–28–6–4 60 Recap
64 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,111) 25–29–6–4 60 Recap
65 9 New York Rangers 2–3 OT Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,958) 26–29–6–4 62 Recap
66 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (13,422) 26–30–6–4 62 Recap
67 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (12,536) 26–31–6–4 62 Recap
68 16 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Los Angeles Kings Staples Center (18,118) 26–32–6–4 62 Recap
69 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 Atlanta Thrashers Philips Arena (12,305) 27–32–6–4 64 Recap
70 20 Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,851) 27–33–6–4 64 Recap
71 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (17,148) 27–33–7–4 65 Recap
72 24 Washington Capitals 2–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,971) 28–33–7–4 67 Recap
73 27 New Jersey Devils 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (15,106) 28–34–7–4 67 Recap
74 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens Molson Centre (21,273) 28–34–7–5 68 Recap
April: 0–7–0–1 (home: 0–2–1–0 ; road: 0–5–0–0), 1 Points
# Apr Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record Points Recap
75 1 Montreal Canadiens 3–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (14,110) 28–35–7–5 68 Recap
76 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Florida Panthers National Car Rental Center (15,614) 28–36–7–5 68 Recap
77 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Amalie Arena (15,454) 28–37–7–5 68 Recap
78 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers First Union Center (19,750) 28–38–7–5 68 Recap
79 8 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden (IV) (18,200) 28–39–7–5 68 Recap
80 10 Buffalo Sabres 4–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (12,724) 28–39–8–5 69 Recap
81 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Mellon Arena (16,816) 28–40–8–5 69 Recap
82 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 7–1 Boston Bruins FleetCenter (17,565) 28–41–8–5 69 Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT Loss        = Tie

Player statistics

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Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L T GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg 66 64 3876:33 25 34 7 178 2.76 1851 0.904 6 0 1 22
Jean-Sebastien Aubin 21 18 1094:18 3 12 1 65 3.56 537 0.879 0 0 0 0
Total 82 4970:51 28 46 8 243 2.93 2388 0.898 6 0 1 22

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

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  • Mario Lemieux became the first person to score 1600 points for the Penguins. He did so in a 4–5 Loss to Los Angeles on February 27.
  • Kevin Stevens ended his career as the franchise record holder for penalty minutes (1048). He had set the record the year before.

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Mario Lemieux [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Andrew Ference [9]
Team A. T. Caggiano Memorial Booster Club Award Alexei Kovalev [10]
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award Johan Hedberg [11]
Bob Johnson Memorial Badger Bob Award Ian Moran [11]
Leading Scorer Award Alexei Kovalev
Michel Briere Memorial Rookie of the Year Trophy Johan Hedberg [12]
Most Valuable Player Award Alexei Kovalev [13]
Players' Player Award Alexei Kovalev [12]
Ian Moran
The Edward J. DeBartolo Community Service Award Andrew Ference [10]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Stephane Richer November 3, 2001 [14]
First game Tom Kostopoulos December 29, 2001 [15]
Eric Meloche January 15, 2002
Shane Endicott January 29, 2002

Transactions

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The Penguins were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.[16]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) To Washington Capitals
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[17]
March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[18]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) To Columbus Blue Jackets
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
[19]
March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[20]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To New Jersey Devils
To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
 [21]
To Colorado Avalanche
To Pittsburgh Penguins
[22]
May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) To Nashville Predators
  • Steve Parsons
 To Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Future considerations
 [23]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) Mike Wilson Florida Panthers 3-year Free agency [24]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Steve Parsons Hershey Bears (AHL) Free agency [25]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Peter Ratchuk Florida Panthers Free agency [26]
Rob Tallas Chicago Blackhawks Free agency [26]
October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) John Jakopin Florida Panthers Waivers [27]
Stephane Richer Washington Capitals Free agency [28]
January 4, 2002 (2002-01-04) Randy Robitaille Los Angeles Kings Waivers [29]
March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) Shean Donovan Atlanta Thrashers Waivers [19]
March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) Jeff Toms New York Rangers Waivers [30]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
N/A Boris Protsenko Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [32]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Craig Hillier[b] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
Garth Snow New York Islanders Free agency (III) [34]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Bob Boughner Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [35]
July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) Rich Parent Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [36]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Trent Cull Minnesota Wild Free agency (VI) [37]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Chris Kelleher Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [38]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Kip Miller Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Free agency (III) [39]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Greg Crozier Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [40]
August 28, 2001 (2001-08-28) Steve McKenna New York Rangers Free agency (UFA) [41]
September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) Josef Beranek HC Slavia Praha (ELH) Free agency (III) [42]
October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) Dennis Bonvie Boston Bruins Free agency (VI) [43]
November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05) Rene Corbet Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06) Marc Bergevin St. Louis Blues Free agency (III) [45]
January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22) Bobby Dollas Laval Chiefs (QSPHL) Free agency (III) [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) Kevin Stevens Re-signing [47]
June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) Rob Scuderi Entry-level [48]
July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) Robert Dome Re-signing [49]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Hans Jonsson Re-signing [50]
Eric Meloche Re-signing [50]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) David Koci Entry-level [51]
Tomas Surovy Entry-level [51]
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) Jason MacDonald Re-signing [52]
July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) Dan LaCouture 1-year Re-signing [53]
Ian Moran 2-year Re-signing [53]
Billy Tibbetts 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Jean-Sebastien Aubin Re-signing [54]
Alexei Morozov Re-signing [54]
August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) Martin Straka 2-year Arbitration award [55]
August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11) Jan Hrdina 2-year Arbitration award [56]
August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) Robert Lang 1-year Arbitration award [57]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Brooks Orpik Entry-level [58]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Alexei Kovalev 2-year Arbitration award [59]
August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) Darius Kasparaitis 2-year Re-signing [60]
August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) Mario Lemieux 1-year Re-signing [61]
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) Wayne Primeau Re-signing [62]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) Johan Hedberg multi-year Re-signing [63]
Martin Straka multi-year Re-signing [63]
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) Michal Roszival Re-signing [64]
October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) Shane Endicott Entry-level [65]
June 3, 2002 (2002-06-03) Steven Crampton Entry-level [66]
Michel Ouellet Entry-level [66]

Other

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Name Date Notes
Ivan Hlinka October 14, 2001 Fired as head coach
Rick Kehoe October 14, 2001 Hired as head coach

Draft picks

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The Penguins selected the following players in the 2001 NHL entry draft at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida:[67]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 21 Colby Armstrong RW  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 54 Noah Welch D  United States Saint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)
3 86 Drew Fata D  Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3 96[a] Alexandre Rouleau D  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 120 Tomas Surovy LW  Slovakia HK Poprad (Slovakia)
4 131[b] Ben Eaves C  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
5 156 Andy Schneider D  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 217 Tomas Duba G  Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga)
8 250 Brandon Crawford-West G  United States Texas Tornado (NAHL)
Draft notes[68]
  • a Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Ron Tugnutt.
  • b Compensatory pick received from NHL as compensation for free agent Peter Popovic.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' sixth-round pick went to the Columbus Blue Jackets as the result of a March 13, 2001, trade that sent Frantisek Kucera to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins' ninth-round pick went to the New York Islanders as the result of a November 14, 2000, trade that sent Dan Trebil to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.

Farm teams

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The American Hockey League's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, after losing in the Calder Cup Finals the previous season, finished last overall in the Western Conference with a 20–44–13–3 record.

The ECHL's Wheeling Nailers finished fifth in the Northern Conference's Northwest Division with a 36–32–4 record. It was their first year under John Brophy.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  2. ^ Hillier was inactive during the 2001–02 season.[33]

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